1. Antonio Martino earned a JD in Jurisprudence from the University of Messina Law School in 1964, then went on to the University of Chicago for postgraduate studies in Economics from 1966 to 1968, where he was a student of Milton Friedman.
10 Facts About Antonio Martino
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Antonio Martino ran for PLI secretary in the mid-1980s but was unsuccessful.
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From 1992, Antonio Martino was a professor of economics in the political science department at the LUISS University of Rome.
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Antonio Martino wrote 11 books and over 150 papers and articles in the fields of economic theory and policy.
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Antonio Martino was a regular contributor to a variety of Italian and foreign periodicals and newspapers as well as Italian and international television and radio programmes.
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Antonio Martino worked as an editorial writer for a number of Italian newspapers, and his bi-line has appeared in international publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Times, Le Figaro, Neue Zurcher Zeitung, The American Spectator, Economic Affairs, and others.
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Antonio Martino was one of the founders of Forza Italia.
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Antonio Martino was the minister of Foreign Affairs in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the minister of Defense when Berlusconi returned to power.
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Antonio Martino was the Secretary of the Italy-USA Foundation's Scientific Committee.
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Antonio Martino died in Rome on 5 March 2022, at the age of 79.